I know a lot of you probably have this problem, but maybe someone can help me out here. When you paint a figure that has articulation, even basic leg rotation, the paint gets scraped off. I really would like to know how to solve this problem, especially on elbow and ball shoulder joints. I wondered if maybe sealant on those areas would do it.

Well you should seal your figure regardless of it being painted at the joints, it gives it more of a production look and should help protect the paint all over.

hemble is always suggesting using a bit of superglue on the tip of a toothpick and carefully covering the areas around the joint that may chip. I tried it recently and it seems to work really well.

I use hembles method and it works like a charm...just 1 make sure you don't glue the 2 parts together 2.....if you passout of super glue fumes....umm...well....hope someone will call 911....but still gotta love super glue

Yeah this is a 5 month old topic look at the post before yours, Jan 31 so I guess it's really 4 months then, but still

Also instead of "was u talkin to me" you'll get more love if you use "Were you talking to me? Because I only joined last night, so I don't really know much about 5 month old topics. LOL."

This board tends to be more strict about: grammar, word usage, and spelling. The more you concentrate on this the more respect you will have, not just for your work but for yourself. Anyway welcome aboard, it's good to have you here. Can't wait to see your customs.

Sorry Mods for going off topic on this one. You can delete this post if need be.

Yeah this is a 5 month old topic look at the post before yours, Jan 31 so I guess it's really 4 months then, but still

Also instead of "was u talkin to me" you'll get more love if you use "Were you talking to me? Because I only joined last night, so I don't really know much about 5 month old topics. LOL."

This board tends to be more strict about: grammar, word usage, and spelling. The more you concentrate on this the more respect you will have, not just for your work but for yourself. Anyway welcome aboard, it's good to have you here. Can't wait to see your customs.

Sorry Mods for going off topic on this one. You can delete this post if need be.

I'm amazed this place isnt packed full of members if they all receive a welcome like that

You have the same problem that I had when I was using enamels. Some of my earliest customs are still sticky. I switched over to acrylic paints that you find in the craft section at Walmart. I haven't had that problem since.

I have always wanted to make customs but never knew what materials and paint i needed so i was wondering if anyone could make a list of materials and type of paint i should use to make customs and where i would be able to get them plz and thank u

When I started making customs almost everybody directed me to Citadel paints by Games Workshop. I however have been so busy with preping custom parts that I have not had chance to use them yet, but almost every pic I have seen where they were used looked great! (From personal experience...DONT USE TESTORS! The path to the darkside it is... too thick.)

If you are just getting started (and even some very talented and experienced customizers). You can buy the "cheap" acrylic paints at Michaels and Walmart. They are usually less than $1 apiece and available a huge variety of colors.

Personally, I use Citadel (gamesworkshop) and reaper brand paints. They are $2-3 for about 1/2 oz.